Desolate Devouring Art - Chapter 1429 - Attacking the Tranquil Meteor Star
Chapter 1429 – Attacking the Tranquil Meteor Star
The three left the Heavenly Dao Society and headed straight toward Mount Dragon City.
The Tranquil Meteor Star sat relatively close to the core region of the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain, so Liu Wuxie chose it as their first target before moving on to the Sky Cloud Star to kill Mu Ye.
The two planets counted as mid-tier worlds with relatively rich resources. If the Heavenly Dao Society could seize them, it would mark a historic beginning in the astral domain, giving them their own territory and assets.
The journey was long. They transferred through teleportation arrays for an entire day before they finally arrived on the Tranquil Meteor Star.
The planet lord’s residence wasn’t in the city but in an enormous palace sprawled across a mountain range. The majestic complex stretched for hundreds of kilometers, and Shen Tian had recruited many experts over the years to guard it.
Shen Tian had recalled all of his experts over the past half month, stationing them at the palace as he braced for an attack from the Heavenly Dragon Sect.
“There are far fewer cultivators on Tranquil Meteor Star now,” Luo Hai remarked as they stepped out of the teleportation array.
The city lay half-deserted, as its powerful cultivators had fled to avoid disaster. Battles wiping out entire planets weren’t rare in the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain. In fact, powerful Heaven Gaze Realm cultivators could easily destroy a small planet.
“Head to Shen Tian’s residence,” Liu Wuxie said as he activated Ghost Eye and extended his senses. The Tranquil Meteor Star was vast, far larger than the True Martial Star, but that wasn’t surprising given the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain’s long legacy.
Mines held most of the planet’s resources. Aside from humans, numerous demon clans lived here as well, including many oceanic races.
The two of them shot out like lightning bolts, racing toward Shen Tian to ensure that he wouldn’t escape. The vastness of the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain meant that finding him again would be nearly impossible if he were allowed to flee.
Two hours later, the two men hovered outside the mountain range and gazed at the majestic palace before them.
“Shen Tian really lives an extravagant lifestyle,” Luo Hai commented, sizing up the sprawling complex. The Tranquil Meteor Star was only a mid-tier planet, and a planet lord’s status still fell short of a high-ranking elder in a first-tier sect.
Shen Tian held the title of “planet lord,” but the Tranquil Meteor Star itself had never acknowledged him. He had climbed to his current position purely on the strength of his cultivation.
Over the years, many experts had challenged Shen Tian’s right to rule, but he had killed them all without exception.
“A’Lei, come out,” Liu Wuxie said as he took out a pouch-like treasure capable of holding thousands of people.
When A’Lei stepped out from the pouch, he took a deep breath, his fighting spirit blazing to life.
“Don’t take innocent lives. Our target is Shen Tian. Let everyone else leave if they wish, but if anyone dares to resist, kill without mercy,” Liu Wuxie said.
There were many innocents here, and he saw no reason to slaughter people without cause.
Luo Hai nodded. In the past, he would have wiped out everyone who offended him, but his temperament had changed since he started following Liu Wuxie.
A’Lei had no objections. He would follow Liu Wuxie’s orders without question. The moment the three approached the planet lord’s residence, Shen Tian sensed their arrival. Luo Hai had already stepped into the Earth Immortal Realm, and the aura he released blazed like a beacon in the night.
Large numbers of experts surged out of the palace, including several first-level Earth Immortal Realm cultivators who flew into the sky.
Shen Tian himself was only at the third-level Earth Immortal Realm, roughly equal to Mu Ye. Back in Mount Dragon City, Liu Wuxie had captured the experts sent by the Tranquil Meteor Star and learned about Shen Tian and Mu Ye’s cultivation from them.
However, Shen Tian didn’t appear. His subordinates rushed out first, a crowd of cultivators from the first- to ninth-level Void Realm. As for those at the Primal Origin Realm, they weren’t even qualified to take part.
“Who are you people, and why have you barged in here?” demanded the leader at the front, an Earth Immortal Realm expert whose aura pressed heavily down on the three of them.
Luo Hai stood at the first-level Earth Immortal Realm, but his soul sea rivaled that of a third- or fourth-level Earth Immortal.
“You should know us very well. I don’t want to take unnecessary lives. Anyone uninvolved can leave now,” Liu Wuxie said. He didn’t bother introducing himself. By now, his portrait had likely spread across the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain, and there wasn’t a soul who didn’t recognize him.
The leading Earth Immortal, who went by the name Fan Wenhao, had already recognized Liu Wuxie. They had all taken Shen Tian’s offers and naturally had to work for him.
If they fled now and Shen Tian later killed Liu Wuxie, he would definitely come back to settle the accounts with them.
“Liu Wuxie, this is the Tranquil Meteor Star. Why have you come?” Fan Wenhao asked. He was a native expert with some fame, and after becoming Shen Tian’s subordinate, he now lived comfortably as an elder.
“You have three breaths to get out of my sight!” Liu Wuxie roared. He had already given them a chance. If they still chose to stay, he would show no mercy. With a single palm, he could easily kill a first-level Earth Immortal Realm cultivator.
“What arrogance! This is the Tranquil Meteor Star, not your playground!” Another first-level Earth Immortal Realm cultivator stepped out behind Fan Wenhao and said, his voice dripping with disdain.
They had all assumed the Heavenly Dragon Sect would send an expert, yet Liu Wuxie had come alone. Could it be that he had no idea what it meant to court death?
The Tranquil Meteor Star had already pledged allegiance to the Grand Unity Sect, which had promised to dispatch a high-level Earth Immortal Realm expert to this planet.
However, the Heavenly Dragon Sect hadn’t moved, so the Grand Unity Sect couldn’t send their expert in response.
By now, the conflict between the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the Grand Unity Sect had already erupted. In terms of resources and influence, both sides had entered a preparatory phase for an all-out war.
Fan Wenhao frowned, torn. He had heard Liu Wuxie’s name too many times to count.
“Three breaths are up. Kill!” Liu Wuxie said, giving the order without another word.
Luo Hai stepped forward and lunged at the rude Earth Immortal.
“Everyone, attack and kill them all!” Fan Wenhao shouted as he went all in. The Grand Unity Sect’s expert should already be on the way. As long as they arrived in time, they could settle everything in one battle.
On an unnamed planet far away, Elder Jian stood quietly with an old man facing him.
“This is between juniors, and it’s best if we don’t get involved,” he said with a smile, looking at the gray-robed elder he had intercepted.
“Hua Feiyu is really generous to send someone at the pinnacle of the Earth Immortal Realm to protect his disciple. Do you think you can stop me?” the gray-robed elder asked.
His name was Tong Yue, and his cultivation matched Elder Jian’s. The sect master had dispatched him to the Tranquil Meteor Star to stop Liu Wuxie from killing the planet lord.
Tong Yue had set out several days earlier, only to sense someone tailing him. In the end, Elder Jian had forced him to this uninhabited planet. Judging by the timing, Tong Yue would have arrived on the Tranquil Meteor Star days ago and beaten Liu Wuxie there if not for Elder Jian’s interference.
“We have already fought for three days and nights. Neither of us can do anything to the other. Why don’t we call it here and go our separate ways?” Elder Jian said.
If the Grand Unity Sect didn’t interfere with the Tranquil Meteor Star’s affairs, the Heavenly Dragon Sect also wouldn’t step in. Both sides would rely on their own strength. If Liu Wuxie died on the Tranquil Meteor Star, that would be his misfortune. But if Shen Tian fell to Liu Wuxie’s blade, then he deserved that fate.
“You’re so confident that Liu Wuxie will survive on Tranquil Meteor Star?” Tong Yue asked. Both he and Elder Jian had received word that Liu Wuxie had already arrived on the planet.
“Why don’t we just watch the show together?” Elder Jian suggested. They could sit back and observe.
Tong Yue hesitated for a moment before nodding.
Shen Tian and Mu Ye hadn’t been connected to the Grand Unity Sect in the past and had actually been closer to the Heavenly Dragon Sect. Even though they had defected to the Grand Unity Sect, the sect wouldn’t expend too much effort on two insignificant planet lords.
With that, the two elders vanished and headed toward the Tranquil Meteor Star, hoping to arrive in time to catch a good show.
By then, the battle on the Tranquil Meteor Star was already in full swing, with Luo Hai taking on three Earth Immortals by himself.
Fan Wenhao charged straight at Liu Wuxie. If he could kill Liu Wuxie, he would become a hero and gain the Grand Unity Sect’s support.
The last Earth Immortal flew toward A’Lei, whose cultivation was the lowest among the three. But in terms of combat power, he was not inferior.
When A’Lei threw his punch, the surrounding space collapsed as countless pressurizing spiritual arrays activated. He only stood at the Void Realm, but the power of his punch rivaled that of a low-level Earth Immortal Realm cultivator.
He displayed the might of the giant clan, and it was even more shocking, as Liu Wuxie had truly awakened their potential.
A’Lei’s combat strength had increased nearly a hundredfold. In the past, he wouldn’t even dare to dream of wielding such power.
Fan Wenhao displayed terrifying strength as an Earth Immortal. The aura he released made Liu Wuxie’s hair flutter.
“Heretic Blade!” Liu Wuxie exclaimed, and a blade appeared in his hand.
Ever since its advancement, the Heretic Blade needed an actual battle and the baptism of blood at the Earth Immortal Realm. Liu Wuxie didn’t hesitate as he unleashed the Heaven-Severing Strike.
There were no extravagant displays or thunderous booms. It merely looked like a simple, unadorned slash. Yet that single stroke made Fan Wenhao’s expression change drastically as he retreated in alarm.
The instant the Heretic Blade locked onto him, Fan Wenhao understood that he was no match for Liu Wuxie. This strike didn’t just contain the Heaven-Severing Strike; it also carried traces of the Divine Nine Suns Sword and the Great Asura Sword.
Most importantly, Liu Wuxie had imbued it with Undying Sword Intent, raising its power by nearly a hundredfold.
On top of that, Liu Wuxie had already reforged the Heretic Blade into an Earth Immortal Artifact. It tore through the sky with ease, and its power rippled across the entire Tranquil Meteor Star.
Countless experts raised their heads to look at the sky and saw an unparalleled blade ray ripping through the heavens and piercing through the depths of the universe.
The other Earth Immortal Realm cultivators didn’t even manage to get close before the blade ray sent them flying away.
“Liu Wuxie, I’ll leave! Please don’t kill me!” Fan Wenhao finally screamed in terror, but his plea came far too late.
The Heretic Blade had already descended, and there was no turning back. The blade ray annihilated everything in its path, including the surrounding buildings. In the span of a breath, it reduced a hundred-kilometer radius to ruins, leaving only the central palace intact.
The Heretic Blade’s artifact spirit let out an enraged roar in the form of a divine dragon, and a crimson blade ray appeared above Fan Wenhao’s head.
Right at that moment, Elder Jian and Tong Yue arrived, and both stared in shock at Liu Wuxie’s strike. Elder Jian could still maintain his composure, having already watched Liu Wuxie fight several times.
Tong Yue, however, knew very little about Liu Wuxie and had only heard of his deeds. When Jian Yiming returned to the Grand Unity Sect, he and his disciples immediately went into seclusion, shocking the sect’s upper echelons. None of them had expected Liu Wuxie to break the Sky Soaring Sword.
“Die!” Liu Wuxie said, and the blade ray fell.
